12/15/2010

Luxurious bed makeover - The shopping

I started doing my research and there is a lot more to a hotel bed than meets the eye. The number of layers is astounding !

A typical hotel bed has the following - a box spring, a mattress, a feather mattress pad, a bed skirt, a fitted sheet, a flat sheet, a blanket, another flat sheet, a comforter, a duvet cover, 4 pillows and a decorative pillow !

This was my shopping list

Mattress topper - The 2 options for mattress toppers are a feather mattress topper or a memory foam topper. A friend of ours who has back issues gave memory foam rave reviews. We wanted to try out a memory foam mattress, but our old mattress was still in decent condition. Using a memory foam mattress topper was the perfect way to see whether we like it at all. After reading tons of reviews, I went with the Serta mattress topper. Its 4 inches thick and supposed to be very close to sleeping on a memory foam mattress.

Queen bed sheet sets - I bought 3 cotton sateen bed sheet sets - which will allow me to change sheets often without being forced to do a load of laundry. I got an off-white set from Homegoods, a gray one from Target and a terracotta/paprika sheet set from Overstock. All 3 colors should work well in my room. All the sheet sets are 400 thread count or more and I paid around 40 $ per set. I decided to use only one flat sheet and pass on the extra flat sheet used in hotels. One less thing to straighten in the morning.

Blanket - I prefer using a light blanket to a heavy comforter. Since I have allergies, down alternative was the perfect choice. The Bone alternative down blanket was the perfect color and the right price.

Down Alternate All Season Comforter. I decided to get a comforter for the cooler nights. Also having a comforter allows me to change the look of the room by changing the duvet covers.

Printed Duvet cover. This was the perfect color combination and the 20 % off coupon made it even more attractive.

A pair of down and feather pillows from Homegoods = 24 $

Pair of Contour pillows. Highly recommended by a friend. This should help prevent neck pain that I occasionally suffer from.

This added up to quite a bit, around 400 $ but only because we splurged on the mattress topper. I am waiting for everything to arrive and then I put it all together. Can't wait !

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Luxurious bed makeover - The shopping

I started doing my research and there is a lot more to a hotel bed than meets the eye. The number of layers is astounding !

A typical hotel bed has the following - a box spring, a mattress, a feather mattress pad, a bed skirt, a fitted sheet, a flat sheet, a blanket, another flat sheet, a comforter, a duvet cover, 4 pillows and a decorative pillow !

This was my shopping list

Mattress topper - The 2 options for mattress toppers are a feather mattress topper or a memory foam topper. A friend of ours who has back issues gave memory foam rave reviews. We wanted to try out a memory foam mattress, but our old mattress was still in decent condition. Using a memory foam mattress topper was the perfect way to see whether we like it at all. After reading tons of reviews, I went with the Serta mattress topper. Its 4 inches thick and supposed to be very close to sleeping on a memory foam mattress.

Queen bed sheet sets - I bought 3 cotton sateen bed sheet sets - which will allow me to change sheets often without being forced to do a load of laundry. I got an off-white set from Homegoods, a gray one from Target and a terracotta/paprika sheet set from Overstock. All 3 colors should work well in my room. All the sheet sets are 400 thread count or more and I paid around 40 $ per set. I decided to use only one flat sheet and pass on the extra flat sheet used in hotels. One less thing to straighten in the morning.

Blanket - I prefer using a light blanket to a heavy comforter. Since I have allergies, down alternative was the perfect choice. The Bone alternative down blanket was the perfect color and the right price.

Down Alternate All Season Comforter. I decided to get a comforter for the cooler nights. Also having a comforter allows me to change the look of the room by changing the duvet covers.

Printed Duvet cover. This was the perfect color combination and the 20 % off coupon made it even more attractive.

A pair of down and feather pillows from Homegoods = 24 $

Pair of Contour pillows. Highly recommended by a friend. This should help prevent neck pain that I occasionally suffer from.

This added up to quite a bit, around 400 $ but only because we splurged on the mattress topper. I am waiting for everything to arrive and then I put it all together. Can't wait !

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